HDRN Canada's e-Learning Privacy Training Program

About this Session:
Building an accessible tool for students, researchers and the public is an important step in growing a shared understanding of how administrative health data privacy can be protected in research. In celebration of Data Privacy Day on January 28, this session introduces HDRN Canada’s e-Learning privacy training program – Protecting Personal Information: Foundations in Data Privacy and Ethics for Personal and Personal Health Data in Research. Months in the making, this plain-language program focuses on the reasons and methods for protecting administrative personal health information when it's used or disclosed for research purposes in Canada. Join us for a sneak peek into course content, which highlights privacy through the data life cycle, before we publicly launch this pioneering program across Canada.

About the Speakers:
Dr. Donna Curtis Maillet is the chair of HDRN Canada's Privacy Team and manager of the Data Privacy Program at DataNB. Dr. Curtis Maillet advises and ensures privacy legislation compliance with all aspects of the data life cycle collection, from collection and access to use, dissemination and disposition. She is responsible for the development and communication of data policy and procedures, documentation of data business lines, provision of privacy training, and data access application reviews for privacy compliance.

Bethany Jones is a science writer with DataNB, where she focuses on translating complex research into accessible, engaging formats for wide-ranging audiences. Bethany joined DataNB in 2017 while working towards her PhD in English Literature. Now, she uses her arts background to incorporate storytelling into all kinds of projects—from reports and lay summaries to grants, training programs and more. Bethany has been working closely with the HDRN Canada Privacy Team to create the network’s first e-Learning privacy training program, taking technical content and transforming it into an interactive learning experience. Outside of work, Bethany enjoys cooking (and eating!), reading long and often tragic books, and taking her two dogs on adventures in her camper van.

About HDRN Canada Discussion Sessions:
HDRN Canada Discussion Sessions occur on the third Wednesday of each month. These engaging sessions are internal to the network, providing an opportunity to learn about exciting initiatives happening both within the network and more broadly. Discussion Sessions provide a supportive platform for HDRN Canada members to share their knowledge, experience and work, as well as gain feedback from colleagues across the country.

Land Acknowledgement:
We respectfully acknowledge that HDRN Canada is located on the traditional and unceded territories of the ʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, whom we acknowledge as the traditional owners and caretakers of those lands.